FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31215

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31215 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 10 May 1999 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Fengyun 1C debris stems from the Chinese weather satellite Fengyun-1C, which was intentionally destroyed by a Chinese anti-satellite missile in 2007. This event dramatically increased the amount of space debris, with thousands of trackable fragments posing hazards to satellites and human spaceflight. The Fengyun 1C debris cloud has become a focal point in discussions about space sustainability and the need for international regulations to prevent the creation of new debris.

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Identifier
31215, 1999-025BKV
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31215U 99025BKV 26207.83513077  .00002012  00000-0  70579-3 0  9994
2 31215  99.0531  67.8731 0068643  25.4535 335.0003 14.34890679997677
Epoch: 2026-07-26T20:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T20:02:35.298Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-177.30133°
Altitude
733.902 km
Speed
7.511 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 31m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:52:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
821.67 km
Perigee altitude
723.5 km
Semi-major axis
7,150.722 km
Eccentricity
0.00686
Inclination
99.0531°
RAAN
67.8731°
Arg. of periapsis
25.4535°
True anomaly
334.66527°
Mean anomaly
335.0003°
Eccentric anomaly
334.83305°
Mean motion
3.58937 °/min
Orbital period
100.3 mins
BSTAR
0.00070579
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